Newly Accepted Graduate Students

Next Stops Checklist:All newly accepted students must complete the following steps (in the order listed) to finalize the enrollment, advisement and course registration processes.

Respond to Offer of Admission, including submission of the Advance Deposit Form and deposit. Questions about Step 1 should be directed to the Office of Student Accounts.

Read Education and Human Development Advisement email. Email is sent after your Advance Deposit Form and deposit are processed by the college. The advisement email is sent to the email address you posted on your graduate application and will include a link to the New Student Orientation, as well as the name and contact information for your graduate faculty advisor.

Helpful Terms and Abbreviations

Plan of Study (POS) - A Plan of Study is an advising tool meant to assist you and your advisor to explore program coursework options and possible degree completion paths. It is meant to guide your decisions about course selection and course registration.

Degree Audit (Degree Works) - Lists all the degree requirements you will need to complete at Brockport. It is also used by the Office of Registration and Records to confirm that all degree requirements are complete for a student who applies for graduation.

Permission Key Number (PKN) - A Permission Key Number is required to enroll in a course that is restricted to a certain student population or otherwise. PKN are course specific. A student seeking to enroll in such a course must request a PKN from the academic department offering that course.

Advisement Key Number - Not to be confused with a Permission Key Number (PKN) which is used to register for a specific course, an Advisement Key Number is required of a matriculated graduate student attempting to register for his/her second semester of coursework.

Department of Education and Human Development (EHD) - Your new College at Brockport academic department.